1. Shamed Teacher Loves Student

When it comes to inappropriate relationships, nothing beats classroom romance.

However, the case of Mary-Kate Letourneau and Vili Fualaau, her 12-year-old student pushed the envelope. Letourneau spent 7 years behind bars for doing something entirely innapropiate. Obviously, some saw in what she did a manifestation of genuine love.

Upon release, Mary-Kate went on to marry Vili, as their relationship now met all the legal requirements. You will be happy to know they are still together and have two daughters. Both were conceived while Vili was underage.

2. Outlaw Family

The days of the Wild West might be gone, but outlaws still exist. Give a family enough guns and a weird sense of justice, and they would keep anyone away.

You could call the Gray family farm in Texas an enclave on American soil, living according to its own laws and completely ignoring the authorities. It all started when patriarch John Joe Gray resisted arrest after a 1999 felony.

The largest standoff in American history lasted until 2016 when the charges were eventually dropped. In the meantime, the Grays resorted to a primitive lifestyle that culminated with them being completely cut off and independent from the outside world.

Armed to the teeth and prepared to kill officers or any other trespassers, the Grays waited for a siege that never came. Although now able to leave the farm, the Gray senior owes the state thousands of dollars in back taxes.

3. The Duggar Family

Having 19 children all with names starting with J seems like a logistical nightmare.

Not for the Douglas family! For parents Jim Bob and Michelle, it was God who decided the number. As you probably guessed the two are against contraceptive measures.

The Douglas family became so famous it ended up on the small screens. TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” offered curious minds a peek at one of the weirdest families of recent history.

We can’t highlight enough the negative impact of turning families like the Douglas into celebs. Our planet is already overcrowded, and having so many children in one generation guarantees a future war for resources.

4. The Bloodiest Family Feud

Even if you are not an American, the names Hatfield and McCoy probably reached you in one of the many ways popular culture chose to remember the feud.

The dispute at the borderline of West Virginia and Kentucky was somehow fueled by unresolved issues of the American Civil War. It’s still unclear what started it all, but the feud survived as longs as there was a thirst for revenge.

The strife between the Hatfield and the McCoy evolved into an intricate plot were inter-marrying and even switching sides augmented the hate. A total of 12 members died, and many were injured or jailed.

Once the hatchet of war was buried by later generations, the Hatfield-McCoy feud evolved into folklore, attracting scores of tourists into the region. The two families learned to get along and even staged reunions. 5000 descendants showed just how much family trees can branch out over the years.

6. Man Married 39 Wives

When religion allows it, men are not shy to admit their polygamous instincts.

Ziona Chana is one Indian that has a hard time keeping track of the 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren, all sharing a single house. There are no words to describe this large family that might one day take over the world.

The 66-year-old is not shy about admitting he is still open to adding another woman to his impressive collection. Of course, the lucky one would have to share a single bedroom with the rest of the wives.

We tried in vain to come up with a plausible explanation for building such a vast family. By the looks of it, they are far from living in luxury. Someone should stop this man before it becomes the future common biological ancestor of all humanity.

However, we will focus on the daughter, seen here just inches away from having her flash ripped from the leg. Golden Globe winner Melanie Griffith was 14 at a time and completely unaware of the risk involved.

Just take a look at the pic below! The father, Hollywood agent Noel Marshall, had a real hard time doing any work when Neil was not in a good mood. Although it looks stuffed, the animal is as real as it gets.

9. The Manson Commune

Charles Manson commanded his “family” members to commit a series of killings that made him an emblem of insanity and violence.

The most notable victim of the murder spree that spread across five weeks in 1969 was actress Sharon Tate, wife of renewed director Roman Polanski. The cult members have killed a total of nine people before authorities stepped in.

If you wonder what kind of followers would go as far as killing someone, just take a look at the pic below. Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, and Patricia Krenwinkel were three lovely young ladies that resorted to brutal methods.

And all because their spiritual father Charles Manson instructed them so. The psychopath became so famous it inspired band names like Marylyn Manson.

10. Pablo Escobar’s Family

But that would be an easy way of putting it. Not only they lost all the money Pablo had (some estimate wealth that peaked at $25 billion), but they had to run away from Colombia following Escobar’s death in 1993.

The wife, son, and daughter of Pablo Escobar moved to Argentina in the hope of starting a new life there. Of the three, the most notable acts came from son Juan Pablo Escobar Henao.

Juan came forward and took the heat for being Pablo Escobar’s son. He even released a documentary called “Sins of my father.” Juan’s approach was one of dialogue and reconciliation, and he apologized to his father’s victims and the whole Colombia.

11. A Family Of Serial Killers

Years spent alongside bloodthirsty parents are enough to make a murder look like something normal.

Former teacher Inessa Tarverdiyeva, 46, and her dentist husband Roman Podkopaev, 35, were involved in one of the most shocking cases of serial killings. To make matters worse, they actively involved their two daughters in the crimes.

The hellish Russian family operated over six years, during which they killed at least 30 people, including women and children. Crimes were committed in the Rostov area, and even six police officers died as they tried to stop them.

The two pics depict Inessa as she cooperated during investigations, reenacting some of the murders.

12. The Most Hated Family

Most families do their best to please friends, neighbors, or the critical eye of society. That’s not the case with the most hated family in America.

Fred Phelps was a Baptist minister that thought it was a good idea to start a modern day crusade against gays, lesbians, and other sexual minorities. He didn’t do this alone. The man pushed his family in what is arguably the worst case of hate speech ever allowed on public display.

Phelps based his entire work on the idea that divinity hates people who deviate from the norm. His interpretation of the Bible is that every tragedy happening in the world in our modern times, including US war casualties, are God’s way of punishing us for our ever expanding freedom.

The next time you will see individuals holding highly-offensive signs you should count them as part of Fred Phelps’s family or adherents to his beliefs. The man must have been really convincing to push so many towards intolerance.

13. The Vampire Couple

For people with a strange and disturbing lifestyle, the only shot at love is finding someone just like them.

Take this vampire couple and its obsession with drinking blood. Even in today’s context, Lia and Aro have a hard time sharing their hobby without making others feel sick in the stomach.

The two love birds don’t hang out in the hours after sunset or prey on the unlucky commuters not wearing a crucifix. Instead, they do what vampires are best at – drink blood, even if it’s of a controlled animal origin.

Take that perfect date image out of your head! When it comes to vampire lovers the most romantic thing ever is drinking a bit of each other’s blood.

Think twice next time you hear someone describing his girlfriend as sweet. He might have just tasted her blood before coming to that conclusion.

15. The Kardashians

We won’t deliver any secrets here as the most controversial family in showbiz took the time to answer any curiosity and reveal their dirtiest clothes in public.

“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” just entered its 12th season, and it is simple to assume we will have Kim and company around for good years to come.

Why are the Kardashians awkward as a family? Maybe because they got an undeserved shot at fame. Doing nothing all day long and cashing in millions of dollars sounds like the best family venture ever imagined.